I used to think I was slow in the kitchen. No matter what I tried, nothing helped.
I blamed my skills. My old knives. My cutting board. Every dinner took forever. I dreaded prep.
Then a chef friend handed me a blade and said,
“Try this.” One slice and the onion fell apart like silk. No force. No sawing. It felt like cheating.
“Cryogenically hardened,” he said. “Deep-frozen steel. That’s the difference.”
That night, I went down the rabbit hole. And what I found made me angry. That discovery is what led me straight to Matsato.
The Villain: Dull Knives by Design
Ever wonder why knives dull right after the warranty runs out? That’s not bad luck. It’s a trap designed to bleed you for sharpeners and sets.
❌ Dull Blades – crush tomatoes, slip on onions, increase risk of injury.
❌ Knife Sets – designed to fail quickly so you keep buying more.
❌ Sharpeners – short-term fixes that never solve the problem.
❌ Time Drain – adds 20+ wasted minutes every night, hours every week.
The system isn’t broken. It’s rigged against you.